Dozens of colleges are now under investigation for their work with a group called The PhD Project, which helps PhD candidates ...

Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education ...

The PhD Project’s website shows three Alabama university partners, including the University of Alabama, Auburn University and ...

Emory University is under federal investigation for its partnership with The PhD Project, part of a broader effort to ...

The department warned UW-Madison and dozens of other institutions on Monday about potential enforcement action it may take if ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating ...

Several universities across Massachusetts and New England are the subject of new investigations launched under President ...

The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a ...

The Department of Education launched civil rights investigations into 45 universities, including three D.C.-area schools, on Friday over allegations that those schools had violated Title VI of the ...

The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.

Dozens of colleges are now under investigation for their work with a group called The PhD Project, which helps PhD candidates of color.

The schools under investigation include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues, namely Cornell and Yale. A number of private schools are also facing scrutiny, include Duke, Emory, Georgetown, ...